12 Rye Crescent, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TJ
About 12 Rye Crescent
12 Rye Crescent is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cople, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 41.4% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 48.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 12 Rye Crescent, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TJ
- May 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
One & two storey side extension, single storey rear extension & associated alterations
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00723/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
12 Rye Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 5 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
5 November 2012Most recent
£215,000
+18.8%over 5 years28 June 2007
£181,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3TJ: £290,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in MK44 3TJ
52 Rye Crescent, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TJ
Sold Jul 2022
£290,00016 Rye Crescent, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TJ
Sold Aug 2021
£265,00017 Rye Crescent, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TJ
Sold Mar 2021
£360,00028 Rye Crescent, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TJ
Sold Jul 2017
£340,0007 Rye Crescent, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TJ
Sold Dec 2016
£240,000
Versus other Rye Crescent homes
Floor Area for 12 Rye Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,443
Street avg £2,281
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rye Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sheerhatch Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







